8 h. ago Dramatic moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroys one of Putin's most valuable air defence systems in Crimea special forces mission

Footage released by Kyiv shows Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) wiping out an S-400 Triumph missile launcher in the occupied Crimean village of Uyutne, near Yevpatoria.

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24 h. ago Dramatic moment Coast Guard rushes to rescue stranded sailors as boat sinks hundreds of miles off coast

The five men, who were aboard the sailboat 'Magic Bus', issued a mayday call on Thursday after their boat began sinking some 260 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras.

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41 h. ago Shocking moment friends cheat death after one lights a cigarette and throws a match on the floor at a petrol station

Footage caught the dramatic moment a huge flame surged into the air after a man dropped a match he had used to light a cigarette close to a petrol station in Timon, Maranhao, Brazil.

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44 h. ago Dramatic moment casino worker caught on CCTV stealing £10,000 arrested by police

Juliana Quintero Velasco, 24, ‘thought cameras weren’t watching’ at venue in Westfield Stratford City

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59 h. ago Ukraine's 'Deep Strike' special forces deal Putin's warchest devastating blow

Kremlin hit by overnight attacks by Urkaine's secretive special forces "Deep Strike" unit smashing a major oil refinery and power plants - in huge blow to Putin's war-effort

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65 h. ago Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex

Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for air shield on Nato territory and deployment of European protection force for UkraineUkraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops and establishing a missile and drone shield on Nato territory to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks on its infrastructure, a former Nato secretary general has said.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who held the Nato post from 2009 to 2014 and was the prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, said in an interview with the Guardian that if countries such as Poland agreed to host such air defences, Russia would understand that an attack on Ukraine would be an attack on the whole of the Nato alliance. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Shock moment Miss Universe plunges into CHAOS as winner storms out of event & pageant boss blasts contestant as ‘dumb’

THIS is the dramatic moment Miss Universe winner Victoria Theilvig leads a mass walkout from a star-studded pageant event in Bangkok. The 21-year-old beauty queen stormed out in solidarity with Miss Mexico after the pageant president publicly reprimanded her on camera. Theilvig, the first Dane to win the title, stormed out of the sashing ceremony...

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4 d. ago Ukraine ‘destroys elite Russian unit’ in drone strike on Black Sea oil rig

The Black Sea oil rig is one of four that have been occupied by Russian forces for a decade

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4 d. ago ‘Music is my remedy’: how DJing is helping Ukraine’s war veterans with their recovery

At the Superhumans centre in Ukraine, the EnterDJ music therapy programme teaches war-wounded soldiers how to mix, rehabilitating them with dance music and providing purpose and opportunities to performIn Ukraine, sound carries a different weight: the cautionary blurt of sirens, Shahed drones humming overhead, the concussive thwack of air defence interception and the subsequent explosion. But as well as the sounds of war, which continue three and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, music still plays, clubs remain open during the day (closing well before the midnight curfew), and electronic dance music remains an intrinsic part of many Ukrainian lives.Kyiv’s iconic clubs, such as K41, became bomb shelters before transforming into frontline fundraisers. Parties doubling up as cleanup operations are held at strike sites. New venues such as Abo Records – the first of many creative spaces to set up shop in an abandoned liquor factory – have emerged as gathering points where y...

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘not really’ considering supplying Tomahawks

Turkish refineries cut back on Russian oil in response to sanctions; Ukrainian special forces join defence of embattled Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,349Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not really considering supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. Asked about it by a reporter aboard Air Force One, Trump responded: “No, not really.” Reports in recent days said the Pentagon had told the White House that the US stockpile of Tomahawks was sufficient to be able to supply them to Ukraine.Ukraine has been seeking the Tomahawk missiles to carry out long-range strikes against Russia, but without them has still been able to wage a successful campaign using its own drones and missiles against Russian military and strategic targets such as oil depots and refineries. A Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia’s Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea on Sunday, causing a fire and damaging two ships, according to Russian authorities. Russian airports in nearby regions also had to be...

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6 d. ago Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city

Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two childrenUkraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Russian assault involving thousands of troops, Kyiv’s top commander has said.The escalating battle in the strategically important city comes as an overnight wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including two children, and cut power to tens of thousands, officials said on Sunday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Dramatic moment Trump bombs yet another drug smuggling boat in Caribbean as strike kills three ‘narcoterrorists’

THIS is the moment a US military drone obliterates a suspected drug smuggling boat in the dead of night. The fiery explosion lit up the Caribbean Sea as three alleged “narcoterrorists” were killed instantly. Unclassified infrared footage, posted by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on X, shows the vessel locked in a missile’s crosshairs...

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7 d. ago A South Park Halloween: latest episode destroys Trump over White House demolition

A special haunted episode conjures supernatural forces, including the ghost of Melania, for another attack on the president and his croniesThe second episode of South Park’s abrupt 28th season was meant to air this past Wednesday (the immediately preceding season 27 was just five episodes) but ended up being pushed back to Friday. This worked in the show’s favor, since tonight’s installment, titled The Woman in the Hat, is very much a Halloween special.After shuttering Tegridy Farms, the Marsh family find themselves rudderless, living out of motels while patriarch Randy looks for work (thanks to the federal government shutdown, he can’t go back to his former job as a government geologist). Out of desperation, Randy moves his family into the old folk’s home where he’s stashed his elderly father. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Terrifying moment plane is hurled around as it flies straight into the eye of Hurricane Melissa

This is the dramatic moment a plane is violently thrown around as it flies straight into the eye of Hurricane Melissa.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment avalanche roars down one of the world's highest mountains sending cloud of snow into camp of trekkers

This is the dramatic moment a massive avalanche roars down the side of a mountain, sending a towering cloud of snow into a camp of trekkers and guides.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Moscow under drone siege for third night running

EU edges towards using ‘reparations loan’ using Russian frozen assets; Kremlin pressing ahead with year-round conscription. What we know on day 1,344Ukraine sent drones towards Moscow for the third consecutive night, closing airports, Russian authorities said late on Tuesday. Rosaviatsiya, the air transport watchdog, said Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports had flights halted or restricted. Russia usually says all incoming drones were destroyed, regardless of the outcome, and typically gives limited details about the effects of Ukrainian strikes unless civilians or civilian infrastructure are hit. Over the previous two nights, Russia’s defence ministry said there were 35 Ukrainian drones destroyed over the Moscow region. Ukraine says its long-range drone strikes of recent months on Moscow and other Russian regions are aimed at hitting military and industrial assets, damaging Russia’s war economy and bringing the conflict home to Russians.Ukraine also launched se...

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1 week ago Brazil: at least 60 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised dronesAt least 60 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil’s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn raid sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemão and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Middle East crisis live: Israel has launched strikes on Gaza City, witnesses report

Benjamin Netanyahu orders IDF to carry out strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefireIsrael has launched at least three air strikes, says the Gaza civil defence. Israeli media has described it as a “wave” of strikes.There is yet to be any comment from the IDF. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian soldiers surrender to Ukraine after huge drone strike destroys hideout

As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to rage on, dramatic footage of fighting in the lucrative Donbass region has been unearthed that shows Mad Vlad's troops giving up

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1 week ago Ukraine's elite 'ghost' unit smashed Russian air defences in covert drone attack

A top secret drone unit inside Ukraine's covert operation intelligence directorate dubbed 'ghost' is systematically dismantling Russia's ability to defend its military and industry

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